Hub cap



Apyu 29 1924.'

H. J.' FERPJS HUB CAP original Filed oct. 1e, v1922 reame Apr. ze, 1924.

iran STATES PATENT orne.

HOWARD J. FEEBIS, F -HABVABIL ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 HUNTHELHFEBBIS d; 4(L'CIMIANY,'Olli HARVARD, ILLINOIS, A COBPOBATIGN 0F ILLINUIS.

l HUB GAP.

Original application tiled October 16, 1922, Serial Ho. 594,998. mivided and this application med February 8, 192,8. Scrialjio. @17,76Lf v ToaZZ whom it may concern.; f

Be it 'known that I, HOWARD J. Frame, a citizen of the United States,'residing at Harvard, in the county of McHenry and 5 State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hub Caps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hub caps and the like and is Vfully describedin the following specifications and shown in the ac companying drawings, in which:-

Figure 1 is a section' througha Wheel, embodying the invention taken on the line 1--1 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 2is a vtrent elevation oa washer used for retaining the hub cap.

AFig 3 is a front elevation of a hub cap. Fig. 4 is a front elevation ofthe washer and of thenut which retains it on the wheel. This application is a division of my application, SerialNo. 594,998, led October 16, 1922, Patent-"No, 1,459,527, granted June 19, 1923. L

' The embodiment illustrated com rises a l:zes wheel having a hollow cylindrical- "ub 10,

the outer ends of which are reduced at 11 and 12, forming shoulders 13, which serve to space the disks 14.

The'ring 15 fits snugly over nd V11, the s0' end then being turned back at 16 to retain it thereon. v e -The end 12 is threaded to receive the'nut 16. -A washer 17 is placed underthis nut and has a plurality of' ears 18,which are turned back, as shown in'Fig. 1 over the flanged edge 19 of the hub cap 20, which is made large enough to surround the nut, without touching it.

In' applying the hub cap over the hub 40 of the wheel, two of the adjacent ears 18 .may be bent up, if-desired, before the hub cap is applied, the other two,then be1ng bent by a suitable tool, so as to retain the hub cap in place.

Vsingle embodiment of my. invention, it 1s to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made, which do not depart from the spirit and scope of my invention, as disclosed in the appended claims. in which it is my intention to cover all novelty inherent in the inven-y tion, as broadly as possible, in view of the prior art. What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In. combination,A a. lhub the outer end ofwhich is threaded, a washer lslidable over said threaded end, a nut securing said washer on said threaded end, a hub capf surrounding said nut, and bendable means on said washer'for engaging said huh/cap* to retain it on the hub. //f"4 70 2. In combinationVa/hb the outer end of which is threaded, a washer slidable over said threaded end, a nut securi g said washer on said threaded end, a ub cap surrounding said nut and having an outwardly projecting flange onits edge, and bendahle ears on said washer for engaging said fiange toretain the cap on the huh.

3. Incombination, a hub, the outer end of which has a shoulder and a, reduced por- *l tion extending beyond the shoulder, a

cap to retain it on the hub.

HOWARD J. FERRIS. 

